Insight Timer vs Eclipse Meditations
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Insight Timer
Access thousands of guided meditations, music tracks, and talks from world-renowned experts to calm your mind, reduce anxiety, and improve sleep. Daily new content is added, catering to both beginners and experienced practitioners.
- Thousands of guided meditations
- Music tracks and ambient sounds
- Meditation timer
- Community discussion groups
- Progress tracking
- Offline listening (premium)
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* Apps of the Year Winner - TIME magazine and Womens Health * * More time is spent meditating on Insight Timer than all other meditation apps * * Happiest App in the World - Tristan Harris * The number 1 free meditation app. Guided meditations and talks led by the world's top meditation and mindfulness experts, neuroscientists, psychologists and teachers from Stanford, Harvard, the University of Oxford and more. Music tracks from world-renowned artists. Join millions learning to meditate on Insight Timer to help calm the mind, reduce anxiety, manage stress, sleep deeply and improve happiness. With 80+ new free guided meditations added daily, more meditation is practiced on Insight Timer than anywhere else. Great for both beginners and experienced practitioners. FREE FEATURES: * Thousands of guided meditations * Select by time for short meditations when on the go, helping you to build a simple daily habit * Thousands of music tracks and ambient sounds to calm the mind, focus, sleep better and relax * The world's most popular meditation Timer * Follow your favourite teachers * Thousands of discussion groups and community features * Stats and milestones for tracking your progress * Integration with Apple Health Mindful Minutes Browse popular topics including: * Sleep deeply * Dealing with Anxiety and Reducing Stress * Getting through Recovery and Addictions * Self-love and Compassion * Focus and Concentration * Leadership * Better Relationships * Loving-Kindness * And much more.. Join leading meditation teachers and musicians including: * Tara Brach, Ph.D, founder of Insight Meditation Community of Washington * Mark Williams, Emeritus Professor at Oxford University * Jack Kornfield, Dartmouth, co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society alongside fellow Insight Timer teachers Sharon Salzberg, and Joseph Goldstein of Columbia * Gil Fronsdal, Ph.D. at Stanford University * Ram Das aka Dr Richard Alpert, Doctorate at Stanford and Harvard University teacher * Sadhguru, Indian yogi, founder of non-profit Isha Foundation * Mooji, disciple of Papaji, and devotee of the master Ramana Maharshi * Moby, international recording artist, DJ, record producer, singer, songwriter * As well as Sarah Blondin, Mary Maddux, Ajahn Achalo, Melissa Ambrosini, Bodhipaksa, Jonathan Lehmann, Jennifer Piercy, Bethany Auriel-Hagan, Kate James and many more.. Practice the following meditation types: * Secular Mindfulness * Buddhist Mindfulness * Zen * Insight Meditation * Vipassana * MBSR * Walking Meditation * Breathing Meditation * Kundalini Yoga * Metta * Advaita Vedanta * And many more.. Join community groups for: * Beginners * Poetry * Atheism * Christianity * Hinduism * Transcendental Meditation * And many more.. PAID FEATURE - INSIGHT PREMIUM MEDITATION We have one optional in-app subscription. * Insight Courses * Listen offline (download guided meditations to your device) * Advanced Player (Repeat mode, Fast forward and Rewind, Pick-up where you left off) * High-Quality audio The subscription is available annually for US$59.99/year, or monthly for US$9.99/month. Payment will be charged through your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase, and will automatically renew at the end of each term unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings, but refunds will not be provided for unused portions of the term. Prices and currency will vary by location. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription, where applicable. The subscription will renew at the same cost. If you have any questions, please reach out to us over here: https://help.insighttimer.com Privacy Policy - https://insighttimer.com/legal/privacy-policy Terms and Conditions - https://insighttimer.com/legal/terms-of-service
Eclipse Meditations
This app offers guided healing meditations organized by moon phases to support personal growth and well-being. Explore a library of meditations, clearings, and affirmations for various topics like anxiety, sleep, and creativity. Access digital wisdom cards for daily insights and begin a journey towards lasting healing.
- Guided healing meditations
- Moon phase organization
- Topic-based library search
- Meditations, clearings, and affirmations
- Digital wisdom cards
- Supports anxiety, sleep, creativity
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Eclipse Meditations is a safe, guided space to interact with the innermost parts of you to create authentic healing through Guided Healing Meditations. These meditations will support your desire to heal through the natural phases and rhythms of life. While using the Eclipse App, you will see meditations are organized by icons indicating a moon phase. Starting with the new moon and crescent phase, followed by the full moon, and culminating in the Eclipse, each stage will take you deeper and closer to your goals. Easy to use and accessible for your ever changing needs, you can browse through our expansive library. Here you can search by topics, such as Anxiety, Finding Joy, Sleep, Creativity and more, to find meditations, clearings, and affirmations to support you. These thoughtfully curated resources allow you to find peace you need at any moment. Whether awake, in active motion, or at rest, the Eclipse Meditation App can provide you with effective strategies to assist with deep regenerative healing. Within the Eclipse App you can also access digital wisdom cards to gather whatever insight is most needed daily. Download now to begin your journey to lasting healing today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Insight Timer at none against Eclipse Meditations's shown. Insight Timer also leads on ratings volume (447K vs 26) and chart position (#16 vs unranked). Eclipse Meditations's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 70%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Insight Timer sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Eclipse Meditations sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Insight Timer against 4.8 for Eclipse Meditations. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Insight Timer has 447K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Insight Timer's written reviews are positive against 88% of Eclipse Meditations's.
Insight Timer ships an update weekly, Eclipse Meditations fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Insight Timer | Eclipse Meditations |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (447K ratings) — better | 4.8 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 447K — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #16 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 232 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Insight Network Inc | NDW Enterprises, LLC |
Customer experience
Insight Timer
Eclipse Meditations
Bugs and requests
Insight Timer
Reported bugs
4 issues- Timer frequently pausing or shutting down during use
- Inconsistent tracking of meditation streaks and progress
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Inability to leave reviews for meditations
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to sort/filter bookmarked meditations
- Option to disable opening quotes and mood check-ins
- Improved offline functionality and caching
- More customization options for the timer
- Better community features and social integration
Eclipse Meditations
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Insight Timer
- Insight Premium Meditation$9.991 Month
- Insight Premium Meditation7 Days trial2 variants$59.991 Year
- Insight Premium Meditation1 Month trial$59.991 Year
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- MemberPlus Family7 Days trial$89.991 Year
- Teacher Donation (XS)$1.99
- Meditation Course: Single Use$4.99
- Teacher Donation (S)$4.99
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- Meditation Course: Multi Use$19.99
- Truth Anxiety course – Own$19.99
- Teacher Donation (M)$19.99
- Teacher Donation (L)$49.99
- Teacher Donation (XL)$99.99
Eclipse Meditations
- 1 Month Premium Access7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- 1 Year Premium Access7 Days trial$69.991 Year
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